"his teams are always good on defense"
"the defense called for a mistrial"
"he joined the defense against invasion"
"his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"
"in defense he said the other man started it"
"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
"the artillery battered down the defenses"
"he gave evidence for the defense"
"they died in the defense of Stalingrad"
"they were developed for the defense program"
"sanitation is the best defense against disease"
"a good boxer needs a good defense"
"defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
1.防御;保卫;保护
defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
e.g. The land was flat, giving no scope fordefence...
这一地区非常平坦，根本没法进行防御。
e.g. By wielding a knife indefence you run the risk of having it used against you.
若是挥刀自卫，有可能会被夺去而反受其害。
2.国防;军事防御
defence is the organization of a country's armies and weapons, and their use to protect the country or its interests.
e.g. Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
28%的联邦预算用于国防。
e.g. ...the Frenchdefence minister.
法国国防部长
3.(国家或地区的)防御力量
Thedefences of a country or region are all its armed forces and weapons.
e.g. ...the need to maintain Britain's defences at a sufficiently high level.
维持英国的防御力量在足够高水平之上的需要
4.防御物;防卫手段
Adefence is something that people or animals can use or do to protect themselves.
e.g. The immune system is our maindefence against disease...
人体的免疫系统是抵御疾病的主要屏障。
e.g. The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.
这个男孩本有可能自怜自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。
5.辩护;辩解
Adefence is something that you say or write which supports ideas or actions that have been criticized or questioned.
defence的意思
e.g. Chomsky'sdefence of his approach goes further...
乔姆斯基对自己方法的辩护不止于此。
e.g. The Party Congress has closed with a spiriteddefence of the government's economic programme from the Deputy Prime Minister...
党代表大会以副总理对政府经济计划热烈的辩护拉上了帷幕。
6.(法庭上被告的)辩护，答辩
In a court of law, an accused person'sdefence is the process of presenting evidence in their favour.
e.g. He has insisted on conducting his owndefence.
他坚持自己进行辩护。
7.(被告律师的)辩护方法（或理由）;辩护律师
The defence is the case that is presented by a lawyer in a trial for the person who has been accused of a crime. You can also refer to this person's lawyers asthe defence .
defence的翻译
e.g. Thedefence was that the records of the interviews were fabricated by the police...
辩护论点为问讯记录是警方捏造的。
e.g. Thedefence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
辩护律师申辩称被告精神错乱，但最后被告还是被认定有罪并判刑。
8.(足球、曲棍球等运动中的)防守（队员）
In games such as football or hockey, thedefence is the group of players in a team who try to stop the opposing players scoring a goal or a point.
e.g. Theirdefence, so strong last season, has now conceded 12 goals in six games...
他们的防守上个赛季牢不可破，但在本赛季的 6 场比赛里已经丢了 12 个球。
e.g. I still prefer to play indefence.
我还是更喜欢打防守。
9.替…辩护;为…辩解
If you cometo someone'sdefence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
e.g. He realized none of his schoolmates would come to his defense...
他意识到没有一个同学会挺身为他辩护。
e.g. Tony sprang to thedefence of the 21-year-old, saying he was not to blame.
托尼马上站出来为那个 21 岁的男孩辩护，说那不是他的错。
1. defence
1. 防卫：你发现你自己对着主教和对着表演空中飞人的艺人都讲同样的话时,你的销售生涯大概就差不多了. 一个推销员的销售能力,牵涉到工作的干劲、投入的时间,以及对产品的了解......我们可以从两方面来探讨--出击(attack)与防卫(defence)......
2. 防御：ADPK指英雄的四项基本技能攻击(Attack)、防御(defence)、魔法力量(Power)和知识(Knowledge). 关于宝物:由于好多人用的是英文版,因此,对于宝物的名称许多人并不见得记得住. 因此,常常用其功能来代替. 比如士气+1. 士气+1的宝物有很多,
人体对疾病具有先天性防御机制。
Humour is a more effective defence than violence.幽默是比暴力更有效的防御武器。
(British English)the Ministry of defence国防部
(North Amercian English)the Department of Defense国防部
Further cuts in defence spending are being considered.目前正在考虑进一步削减国防开支。
a defence of Marxism为马克思主义辩解
Her defence was that she was somewhere completely different at the time of the crime.她的辩词是案发时她根本就不在现场。
He wanted to conduct his own defence.他想自己为自己辩护。
The harbour's sea defences are in poor condition.港口的海防工事状况很差。
The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks.城墙是为防御敌人袭击而修建的。
I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand.我得为她说句话，她事先并不知道此事。
What points can be raised in defence of this argument?有什么论点能提出来为这个说法辩护呢？
soldiers who died in defence of their country为保卫祖国而献身的战士
When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence .她的兄弟受到批评时，她马上跳出来卫护。
Their defence, so strong last season, has now conceded 12 goals in six games...他们的防守上个赛季牢不可破，但在本赛季的 6 场比赛里已经丢了 12 个球。
I still prefer to play in defence.我还是更喜欢打防守。
He realized none of his schoolmates would come to his defense...他意识到没有一个同学会挺身为他辩护。
Tony sprang to the defence of the 21-year-old, saying he was not to blame.托尼马上站出来为那个 21 岁的男孩辩护，说那不是他的错。
Chomsky'sdefence of his approach goes further...乔姆斯基对自己方法的辩护不止于此。
The Party Congress has closed with a spirited defence of the government's economic programme from the Deputy Prime Minister...党代表大会以副总理对政府经济计划热烈的辩护拉上了帷幕。
He has insisted on conducting his own defence.他坚持自己进行辩护。
The defence was that the records of the interviews were fabricated by the police...辩护论点为问讯记录是警方捏造的。
The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.辩护律师申辩称被告精神错乱，但最后被告还是被认定有罪并判刑。
The land was flat, giving no scope for defence...这一地区非常平坦，根本没法进行防御。
By wielding a knife in defence you run the risk of having it used against you.若是挥刀自卫，有可能会被夺去而反受其害。
Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.28%的联邦预算用于国防。
...the French defence minister.法国国防部长
...the need to maintain Britain's defences at a sufficiently high level.维持英国的防御力量在足够高水平之上的需要
The immune system is our main defence against disease...人体的免疫系统是抵御疾病的主要屏障。
The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.这个男孩本有可能自怜自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。
What are your weapons of defence?
出自：A. RadcliffeAttack is the best form of defence.
出自：ProverbWe did a pretty poor job of defensing him and even when we played good defence against him it didn't seem to help.
出自：Montreal Star误 They are determined to fight to the last in the defence of the city.
正 They are determined to fight to the last in defence of the city.
她为了捍卫自己,毫不拘束地说出自己的意见。误 She spoke up in defence from herself.
正 She spoke up in defence of herself.
析 in defence of是习惯用语, defence前不加a或the。其中of不能换为其他介词。
城堡的坚固墙壁起了抵御侵略者的作用。误 The strong walls of the castle served as a good defence from the attackers.
正 The strong walls of the castle served as a good defence against the attackers.
析 作“抵御…”解时, defence一般与 against 连用。
